Ryan Chisnall (Greenacres) finished one shot ahead of Canterbury No1 Jordan Bakermans to win the South Island men's championship in windy conditions on the St Clair course yesterday.
Brent McEwan (St Clair) hit his second shot on to the par 5 first hole green at Taieri yesterday to win a sudden death playoff and the Taieri Classic title.
Experienced Irish golf writer Ivan Morris has strong views on the state of the professional game.
Jeremy Hall (Greenacres), Brandon Hodgson and Michael Smith (both Otago) led the way in the New Zealand Open pre-qualifying tournament over 18 holes in fine conditions at Chisholm Park yesterday.
A surprise phone call from Lydia Ko early this month has led to former Balmacewen professional Michael Henderson caddying for the fledging professional in the New Zealand Women's Open which starts on the Clearwater course in Christchurch on Friday.
Brent McEwan (St Clair) won his third Otago strokeplay title in a row and fifth overall with a 1-under-par total of 283 to head off Otago's Jamie Anstiss by four strokes at Balmacewen during the weekend.
A diminished field for the Otago strokeplay championships at Balmacewen this weekend could send a clear message to organisers as to the future of local tournaments.
The growth and strength of junior golf in Central Otago is a testimony to the tireless work of sub-association junior convener Colin Cowie.
Otago finished 12th in the women's interprovincial after losing to Waikato in a playoff on Saturday.
Brent McEwan left Dunedin yesterday to compete in the South Beach international amateur championship in Miami, Florida.
Otago finished section play with one point and 11 games after a 3-2 loss to Taranaki in the final round of the women's interprovincial on the Muriwai course yesterday.
The Otago women's golf team is on the board after beating Tasman in the sixth round of the Toro women's interprovincial on the Muriwai course in Auckland yesterday afternoon.
John Molyneux has been appointed manager of the Otago Golf Club and will take over from Evan Robb on March 1.
Otago ended up winless on the first day of the New Zealand women's interprovincial on the Muriwai Course in Auckland yesterday.
Auckland looks set to score a hat trick when 14 teams tee off in the New Zealand women's interprovincial on the Muriwai golf course in West Auckland this morning.
Manawatu-Wanganui won four and halved the fifth game for a convincing win over Bay of Plenty in the final of the men's interprovincial tournament on the North Shore course on Saturday.
Otago has made it through to the semifinals after finishing second in division two in the men's interprovincial tournament on the North Shore course in Auckland.
The omens look good for the Otago men's team when the top five players tee off against Canterbury in the first round of the interprovincial tournament on the North Shore course this morning.
The selectors have made a strategic move by placing Queenstown's Mark Brooks at No5 in the Otago men's team to compete in the national interprovincial tournament on the North Shore in the first week in December.
A first-day loss to Tasman has cost Otago a win in the South Island men's interprovincial teams tournament, which was played over four rounds on the Methven course during the weekend.
